Stress-reducer for being worn over the shoulder to carry an item e.g. guitar has a load-bearing base portion that is stiff to bridge or span over the upper part of the user's shoulder when being used up to its rated load

摘要

A stress-reducer has end portions (10,20) that are connected by a load-bearing base portion (30). The stress-reducer is arranged so that the base portion does not contact the upper part of the shoulder but is entirely supported by the contact between the end portions and the body. The base portion is stiff to bridge or span over the upper part of the user's shoulder when being used up to its rated load. The stress-reducer is worn over the shoulder and transfers the load received by the base portion to an anterior and posterior side of a user through the end portions when in use. An independent claim is included for the usage of the stress-reducer.